man...this new position they got me doing @ BCIT in Student Records is pretty killer...basically 2 people's jobs merged into one. it's busy season too since it's the end of the term, ppl are requesting transcripts/marks/updates left n right...i've got phonecalls comin' out my ass...yeesh. the only upside is that the day doesn't drag on i guess...O_o nyeh...only the first day. hopefully it gets better.
Cougar Country - Tuesday, April 26, 2005
there's good news, and then there's some bad news. good news is; today things started to make a little bit more sense, i have a slightly better understanding of what my tasks are, how to do them efficiently, and that although transcripts are very touchy/delicate business, "fatal" mistakes aren't (usually) undoable. or at least i think i'm getting the hang of things...if i screwed stuff up today i'll know tomorrow morning. O_o
ok, so the bad news...
being the only guy in the department is going to prove quite interesting. i'm working in cougar country! lol (ok it's not that bad)...but yeah the fun's already starting. the gossip, the "girl-talk" (did you know they have something called speed-dry nail polish?!!), and one lady (the one who's training me) told me her daughter asked if i was a ninja turtle. yes, she asked if i was green & had a sword. funny thing is, i just so happened to be wearing a very green shirt today too. O_o
but, aside from being compared to a mutated amphibian, and nearly passing out due to the intoxicating fumes of potent cosmetics...i survived. being busy does help the day go back quick though, 0830-1630 flies by pretty quick, and it's great that it's so sunny these days too. even got a chance to just lie on the grass n nap for 20min. during lunch. aah...beautiful Vancouver weather.
but then after lunch, back to work. didn't even have the energy to finish what i wanted to do @ the gym after work. ended up only finishing 4 of the 6 things i'd planned on doing before i decided to pack it up n head home for some dinner.
BDB Strikes Again!! - Wednesday, April 27 2005
work was ok, steady, but definitely not slow.
nearly stole the boss's apple on the way home from work today. not intentionally of course! i knew i'd brought an apple to work that day, n i usu. put my lunch in the fridge @ the back of the department. i ate my sandwich n stuff @ lunch, planned on eating the apple on the busride home. so @ 1630 i go back to the fridge n look @ the spot where i'd put my lunch, expecting to find my apple there...*gone*! i naturally assumed someone else must've eaten/taken it by accident, cuz i saw another one on the shelf below it. (a much nicer, BIGGER one!) not hesitating for an instant, i snatched it out of the fridge n figured that was that. what a good deal; the apple i'd brought was a small red one (had some bug-bite holes or whatever in it too), not a very "delicious" looking piece of fruit...but now it had been replaced w/ a juicy fuji apple! i was delighted...until i went back to grab my bag before i left, and as i opened it up i saw: my diminutive apple. i'd never even put it in the fridge in the first place.
with a downcast expression & a heavy heart, i trudged back to the fridge to return the treasure that i'd wrongfully claimed. (see, i have morals) as i passed by my supervisor's open office door along the way i let her know i was "this" close to eating someone's apple by mistake. her eyes light up immediately: "you're not talking about MY beautiful FUJI apple are you?" O_o
*whew* that was close.
well, so at least we got a laugh out of it...but the ride home wasn't nearly as pleasant as it could've been; for some reason, my original apple was neither red nor delicious anymore...it just looked brown & bitter. >=[
Foot in Mouth disease - Thursday, April 28 2005
k, for my memory purposes only, someone @ work unintentionally made some retarded remark (not insulting, but pretty stupid) and managed to embarrass herself in front of me n another co-worker. it was directed at me, and the only response required to trigger the ensuing 3rd party-laughter and cause the speaker to blush was a raised eyebrow/quirky look from me. i wasn't offended, just stupified at how retarded some people can be. no details here. it's too weird.
gym after work, went home to find a message asking if can make it in for an interview next week regarding that management trainee position i (reluctantly) applied for last week. hrrm...here goes nothin'...
*Sidenote: o yeah, guess who got "ass-punched" today?
poor girl, just minding her own business...
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ass-punch!!
de Quest for Coke, you nut... - Friday, April 29 2005
whew, TGIF for real...this work week was nasty. but it's funny how the strangest little thing can make it all better; i was just sitting in the basement on my comp, my back facing the TV which my sis was watching...n all of a sudden i hear a delicate guitar tune being finger-picked in the background, then a soft yet steady tapping for a few seconds...then some syncopated knocking kicks in...intrigued, i turn around to see a Coke commercial in mid-air...
"you put de lime in de coke, you nut n drink 'em both together..."
i'm captivated. i'm sold. not only do i now have to go n try this new "Coke w/ Lime", but i can't get the tune out of my head! i instantly had to go n see the commercial online (it's still on repeat as i blog...), i love it! my sister gives me one of those "damn, you're weird..." looks and informs me that this ad has actually been running for a while. hey, so i don't watch tv much ok? yes, i'm easily amused.
it is now 2255 on a friday night. i've had a long day, didn't feel like going out n doing much, but now i have the irresistible urge to take the 10min. walk up Royal Oak Ave. and see if 7-11 carries this "Coke, with lime". do i give in? it doesn't even take 5 minutes of contemplation before i'm out the door, walkin' up the hill humming the tune of the commercial in my strange little head. n hey...i'm not even a Coke fan! guess this proves that advertising can work...
and just in case you haven't been lucky enough to have seen the ad already, you can check it out here: "Coke, You Nut" it's great...